Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 732-200, Joseph Freligh, New York

SERVICE
New York
Freleigh, Joseph
NUMBER
BLt. 732-200
CONTENTS
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New York,
Freleigh Joseph.
B.L.W. 132-200: Lieut. Issued Mar. 3, 1794 to Timothy Benedict assignee No papers.

June 27, 1933
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Joseph Freligh P.L.Wt. 732-200 Valentine Freligh W.16995 BA-J/MCS
See clm. of Valentine Freligh for letter of inquiry
Mr. W. W. Newsom Decatur Mississippi
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter of May 26, addressed to The Archivist, State Library, this city, which has been referred to this office for reply in regard to James Frellah who served as lieutenant in the Revolutionary War.
You will doubtless recall that on May 5 and on May 16 a search of the Revolutionary War records of this office was made in your behalf and no record of that officer found.
The Revolutionary War records of this office consist of claims for pension and bounty land which have been made to the United States, based upon service in that war. No claim was ever made for pension or land because of the service of the above named officer.
Could it be possible that the soldier whose record you seek is Joseph instead of James Freligh?
The records of this office show that Warrant 732 for two hundred acres of bounty land was issued on account of the service of Joseph Freligh, lieutenant of the New York line during the Revolution. Said warrant was issued March 3, 1794, to Timothy Benedict, assignee.
There are no papers on file containing statements made in the application for the land, because of the destruction of such papers when the War Office was burned in 1800, therefore, this office has no further data relative to Joseph Freligh.
This dictated by Mrs. Freligh

Information in regard to the location of the bounty land that was granted on account of the service of Joseph Freligh may be obtained from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city. You should furnish that official the number of the warrant, acreage and date of issuance.
The only other soldier surnamed Freligh that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office is Valentine Freligh and his record is given below.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, W. 16995, based upon the military service of Valentine Freligh, Peter Freligh or Freligh, or Velten Frelighen.
While living in Tryon (which was later Montgomery) County, New York, this soldier served at various times from sometime in 1776 until sometime in 1782 as private with the New York troops under Captains Christian Getman, John Hess, Severinus Klock, Peter Suts and Colonel Jacob Klock; he was in the battles of Oriskany, Oswegatchie and Johnstown.
He married March 27, 1784, in Lunenburgh, New York, Maria Hallenbeck, and the marriage was recorded in the Evangelical Lutheran Zion's Church of Athens, Greene County, New York.
The soldier died March 10, 1810.
His widow, Maria, died December 12, 1836, in Glen, Montgomery County, New York.
On an application executed April 5, 1841, by John Freligh, the pension that was due the soldier and his widow, Maria, was allowed the two surviving children, said John Freligh of Glen, New York, and Margaret Van Etten who was the widow of Peter Van Etten. At that time John Freligh was aged seventy years and about six months and Margaret Van Etten was seventy-three years of age. There were other children born to the soldier and Maria but their names were not given.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator